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All engines operate off of hot air expansion. These combustion harnessing machines include but are not limited to every known and unknown combustible, rotary, or reciprocal engine system other than a turbine. Because of the nature of the explosions/hot air expansions/combustion that take place within the engine, cogently these combustion engines are not as efficient as they should be. They are restrictive and limited through valving/porting. Hence, the result is unused, wasted energy, known as emissions. In an ideal burning application, there is no unspent fuel/wasted energy. For the foregoing reasons, there is a need for better utilization of the fuel, capturing the complete use of its energy, improving both the proper mixture of the fuel and oxygen and increasing the production of the increased power completely from harnessing the energy, the use of a Coulter compressor which will then allow for less piston exhaust stroke resistance, faster reciprocation of the process and a cleaner burn resulting in a reduction in pollution and an increase in the power/torque to weight ratio. One problem with today's combustion engines is the lack of total use or capture of fuel energy. Today's engine results in lower than achievable power output, unspent fuel leaving the exhaust, resulting in money being lost uselessly. Another problem is the size and weight of today's engines. By increasing the use of the input energy being used, the motor size and weight can be reduced, thus improving overall performance and reducing both friction and resistance.
Embodiments of the present invention address the above-identified need by providing an apparatus for creating an ideal burning application, reducing emissions by removing exhaust through vacuum, thus cooling the engine, increasing horsepower, torque, lowering fuel consumption, and improving emissions of the exhaust. Decompressing molecules on the engine exhaust side and compressing the molecules on the compression side results in no unspent fuel, clean exhaust emissions. Less engine friction (resistance), and improved engine power and performance.
The general idea of the patent and function of the invention is to produce increased horsepower, torque, fuel economy and reduce engine size, resulting from a more complete combustion process. This device may be used on any combustion engine. Furthermore, the principle process of the exhaust driven compressor is to create vacuum, in turn, decompressing molecules, thus producing a negatively charged environment on the exhaust of any combustion engine. Depending on a four-cycle or two-cycle application, the exhaust valve or valves open, or the exhaust ports, causing the exhaust or spent fuel to be sucked out of the engine through vacuum and may be pushed into a turbo as to create quicker charged air response. This technology may be used in conjunction with a catalytic converter to obtain greater results. The actuation of this device will increase the efficiency of the stroke and reduce piston friction, thus improving the rotation of the reciprocal combustion piston engine. This device may be used on rotary engines as well, to improve the combustion of the rotary through its travel and increase its potential. This exhaust compressor receives its revolutions from the engine's rotation and size based on the desired cfm of the combustion engine. This exhaust driven compressor's rotation can be spun using any one of the following; belts, gears, chains, or hydraulic motors and pumps from either cam or crank. It may be electronically, or mechanically controlled, with a valving or bypass system to regulate its desired application or performance.
The present invention will be described with reference to illustrative embodiments. For this reason, numerous modifications can be made to these embodiments and the results will still come within the scone of the invention. No limitations with respect to the specific embodiments described herein are intended or should be inferred. The generic figures show the benefit, transfer, and value of the energy displaced by the Coulter compressor.
The term “compressor” as used herein is intended to encompass some of the functions, locations, and generic designs of the Coulter compressor.
Here in set forth, be it known: this patented custom personal/commercial exhaust compressor located on any and all moving crafts, machines, vehicles manned and unmanned, trains, tractors, heavy equipment, including mining and construction, shall be protected through the treaties of the countries of the world having entered said. Be it included in the embodiments of this patent the likeness of any similar said devices for use in all private, commercial, on and off road use on land, air, water, or the like are expressly forbidden without license. It will be most obvious to those possessing skill in these technological arts that various changes may be made in the above mentioned, described embodiments. However, the scope of this discovery/invention should be determined by the following claims.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/639,917, filed on Apr. 28, 2012.